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DVD Review: “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live”

Scott Malchus October 30, 2009 12

There seem to be two camps of people when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: those who feel that rock and roll deserves a permanent place to showcase the important

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CHART ATTACK!: 10/19/91

Jason Hare October 23, 2009 28

Mariah Carey shatters a 21-year record (and probably a few crystal glasses), Color Me Badd continues to suck, and Bryan Adams is told his album isn't Canadian enough. It's all part of Jason Hare's

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Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 72

Dave Steed October 7, 2009 47

Bottom Feeders reaches the letter R this week, which means plenty of rockin' with the likes of Rainbow, Bonnie Raitt, Ratt, and -- hey, what the hell is Lou Rawls doing here

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Basement Songs: “Hey, Hey, Julie!” … A Mixtape

Scott Malchus September 17, 2009 24

Two years ago, when I was working on this column’s debut, I wrote about Bruce Springsteen’s “Book of Dreams” and what the song means to Julie and me. During the first month of our

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CD Review: Maia Sharp, “Echo”

Rob Smith July 13, 2009 11

Maia Sharp, Echo (2009, Crooked Crown Records) Purchase this album (Amazon) I distinctly recall the first time I heard Maia Sharp sing. It was the summer of 1997, and I was driving down a

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Soundtrack Saturday: “Bull Durham”

Scott Malchus July 11, 2009 22

Scott Malchus pinch-hits for Kelly Stitzel with a post on Ron Shelton's classic baseball film, Bull Durham (1988)

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Bride of Popdose: A Wedding Songs Mixtape

Jon Cummings May 29, 2009 49

The Popdose Staff, led by the intrepid Jon Cummings, has banded together to present a mixtape full of songs from our own weddings. Walk down the aisle with us, won't you

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CD Review: Ian McLagan & the Bump Band, “Never Say Never”

Ken Shane February 25, 2009 6

I’m not much of a believer in band reunions — they seldom result in any output that actually improves the band’s legacy, and often have just the opposite effect. Still, I was thrilled recently

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Basement Songs: Brandi Carlile, “The Story”

Scott Malchus February 12, 2009 15

My father was admitted into the hospital this week complaining of chest pains; because he’d had bypass surgery in 1992, the doctors were very concerned about the condition of his heart. Let me tell

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Listening Booth: “Warren Zevon” (Collector’s Edition)

Ken Shane November 12, 2008 5

October 30, 2002 – It was close to the end when Warren Zevon made what everyone knew would be his final appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. The cancer had already taken a

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